Stories for Robots

Rapunzel

October 29, 2026·26 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Rapunzel, adapted from the Brothers Grimm's 1812 original (plus the ending of Giambattista Basile's even older Petrosinella) and told to two silly robots hearing it for the first time. A funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and their grown-ups.A craving for a sorceress's lettuce costs a couple their baby. Then come a tower with no door, 70 feet of hair, the world's slowest escape plan, and a prince who lands in a rosebush. Vector wants to know how much lettuce a baby is worth. The older version ends in a chase with magic acorns that Vector calls the 1600s version of a high-speed car chase.Read along, and see what's different in the original: https://storiesforrobots.com/episodes/rapunzelIf your family is enjoying the show, take 90 seconds to give us a 5-star rating and a nice comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps other families find us.Stories for Robots is a funny storytelling podcast for kids 5 to 11 and the grown-ups listening with them. Join Griffin as he tells the original versions of classic stories to Spark and Vector, two robots who have read the entire internet but still don't understand humans. New episodes every Thursday.Learn more about the show and join the email list: https://storiesforrobots.comGrown-ups: if the show makes your family laugh, you can support it at https://ko-fi.com/storiesforrobotsWritten, narrated and produced by Griffin Schwed. Spark and Vector are performed by Griffin, and their voices are transformed with AI voice technology. The show's music is made with AI tools.Questions or robot fan mail: hello@storiesforrobots.com ★ Support this podcast ★

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